CHANGING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR REDUCING INSOMNIA SEVERITY? RESULTS FROM A SERIAL MEDIATION ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF RECREATIONAL BEHAVIOR AS A MECHANISM OF CHANGE IN DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS FOR INSOMNIA

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title = "CHANGING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR REDUCING INSOMNIA SEVERITY? RESULTS FROM A SERIAL MEDIATION ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF RECREATIONAL BEHAVIOR AS A MECHANISM OF CHANGE IN DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS FOR INSOMNIA",
abstract = "BackgroundWork-related stress is a risk-factor for insomnia.There is metanalytic evidence for insomnia to be a risk factor for and a comorbid condition to various mental and physical conditions.While insomnia is highly prevalent, first line treatment is not widely available.Recently, there is growing evidence for digital intervention to be effective in different groups including the general workingpopulation.PurposeGET.ON-Recovery is a digital intervention with 6 weekly sessions based on cognitive-behavioral-therapy for insomnia and adapted to the needs of employees.The adaptation follows a theoretical framework assuming behavioral change in recreational activities facilitating mental detachment from work-related stressors that in turn affects sleep quality.While there is evidence for the efficacy of the intervention, the proposed underlying mechanism is unknown.MethodA serial mediation analysis with individual data pooled from three randomized-controlled trials (N = 433) was conducted to test the proposed mechanism of GET.ON-Recovery.ResultsThe intervention led to an increase in both mediators, recreational activities (a1 = 5.75 (3.72–8.18)) and mental detachment (a2 = 0.53(0.38–0.68)).The marked effect on insomnia severity three months after randomization was mediated by an increased frequency of recreational activities (d21 = 0.01(0.01–0.02) and increased mental detachment from work (b2 = -1.17(-1.74- -0.60) at the end of the intervention.ConclusionsResults suggest that encouraging workers to incorporate more recreational activities into their daily lives is an appropriate way to promote mental detachment from work, which in turn is a good precondition for restful sleep.This may provide new insights into the mechanisms of action making digital interventions for insomnia in workers effective.",
keywords = "Psychology",
author = "Br{\"u}ckner, {Hanna Amira} and D{\"o}rte Behrendt and Dirk Lehr",
year = "2023",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s12529-023-10200-2",
language = "English",
volume = "30",
pages = "549--549",
journal = "International Journal of Behavioral Medicine",
issn = "1070-5503",
publisher = "Routledge Taylor & Francis Group",
number = "1 Supplement",
note = "17th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine - ISBM 2023 : From Local to Global: Behavior, Climate and Health, ISBM 2023 ; Conference date: 23-08-2023 Through 26-08-2023",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - CHANGING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR REDUCING INSOMNIA SEVERITY? RESULTS FROM A SERIAL MEDIATION ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF RECREATIONAL BEHAVIOR AS A MECHANISM OF CHANGE IN DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS FOR INSOMNIA

AU - Brückner, Hanna Amira

AU - Behrendt, Dörte

AU - Lehr, Dirk

N1 - Conference code: 17

PY - 2023/10/1

Y1 - 2023/10/1

N2 - BackgroundWork-related stress is a risk-factor for insomnia.There is metanalytic evidence for insomnia to be a risk factor for and a comorbid condition to various mental and physical conditions.While insomnia is highly prevalent, first line treatment is not widely available.Recently, there is growing evidence for digital intervention to be effective in different groups including the general workingpopulation.PurposeGET.ON-Recovery is a digital intervention with 6 weekly sessions based on cognitive-behavioral-therapy for insomnia and adapted to the needs of employees.The adaptation follows a theoretical framework assuming behavioral change in recreational activities facilitating mental detachment from work-related stressors that in turn affects sleep quality.While there is evidence for the efficacy of the intervention, the proposed underlying mechanism is unknown.MethodA serial mediation analysis with individual data pooled from three randomized-controlled trials (N = 433) was conducted to test the proposed mechanism of GET.ON-Recovery.ResultsThe intervention led to an increase in both mediators, recreational activities (a1 = 5.75 (3.72–8.18)) and mental detachment (a2 = 0.53(0.38–0.68)).The marked effect on insomnia severity three months after randomization was mediated by an increased frequency of recreational activities (d21 = 0.01(0.01–0.02) and increased mental detachment from work (b2 = -1.17(-1.74- -0.60) at the end of the intervention.ConclusionsResults suggest that encouraging workers to incorporate more recreational activities into their daily lives is an appropriate way to promote mental detachment from work, which in turn is a good precondition for restful sleep.This may provide new insights into the mechanisms of action making digital interventions for insomnia in workers effective.

AB - BackgroundWork-related stress is a risk-factor for insomnia.There is metanalytic evidence for insomnia to be a risk factor for and a comorbid condition to various mental and physical conditions.While insomnia is highly prevalent, first line treatment is not widely available.Recently, there is growing evidence for digital intervention to be effective in different groups including the general workingpopulation.PurposeGET.ON-Recovery is a digital intervention with 6 weekly sessions based on cognitive-behavioral-therapy for insomnia and adapted to the needs of employees.The adaptation follows a theoretical framework assuming behavioral change in recreational activities facilitating mental detachment from work-related stressors that in turn affects sleep quality.While there is evidence for the efficacy of the intervention, the proposed underlying mechanism is unknown.MethodA serial mediation analysis with individual data pooled from three randomized-controlled trials (N = 433) was conducted to test the proposed mechanism of GET.ON-Recovery.ResultsThe intervention led to an increase in both mediators, recreational activities (a1 = 5.75 (3.72–8.18)) and mental detachment (a2 = 0.53(0.38–0.68)).The marked effect on insomnia severity three months after randomization was mediated by an increased frequency of recreational activities (d21 = 0.01(0.01–0.02) and increased mental detachment from work (b2 = -1.17(-1.74- -0.60) at the end of the intervention.ConclusionsResults suggest that encouraging workers to incorporate more recreational activities into their daily lives is an appropriate way to promote mental detachment from work, which in turn is a good precondition for restful sleep.This may provide new insights into the mechanisms of action making digital interventions for insomnia in workers effective.

KW - Psychology

U2 - 10.1007/s12529-023-10200-2

DO - 10.1007/s12529-023-10200-2

M3 - Conference abstract in journal

VL - 30

SP - 549

EP - 549

JO - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

JF - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

SN - 1070-5503

IS - 1 Supplement

T2 - 17th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine - ISBM 2023

Y2 - 23 August 2023 through 26 August 2023

ER -

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